“Minimum wage was never intended, in my mind, to provide a living wage,” Guadagno said, according to NorthJersey.com. “It won’t, not in New Jersey. So let’s make minimum wage what it’s supposed to be, and that is a stepping stone up.”

According to NJGCA Vice President Joe Ocello, “Fifteen dollar-an-hour minimum wage, if it does go that route, we’re going to be forced to go self-service because we can’t afford to keep doing what we’re doing.”